Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
EARL WARRENBefore this distinguished assembly and the world, the bells today proclaim the joyous tidings of the completion of this quietly soaring tower.
More Earl Warren Quotes
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The censor’s sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
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In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.
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In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don’t know, but they do.
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It is doubtful that congress would pass the Bill of Rights if it were introduced today.
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Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
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When the rights of any individual or group are chipped away, the freedom of all erodes.
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In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education.
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Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.
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Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves.
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Legislatures represent people, not acres or trees.
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We are now at the point where we must decide whether we are to honour the concept of a plural society which gains strength through diversity, or whether we are to have bitter fragmentation that will result in perpetual tension and strife.
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I hate banks. They do nothing positive for anybody except take care of themselves. They’re first in with their fees and first out when there’s trouble.
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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for.
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I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.
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Don’t complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.
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